Word origins

• CarmonaA surname from Spanish.
• meroAny of several large groupers of warm seas.
• jefeAn officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.
• rancheriaA small settlement in the Americas, especially of Native Americans.
• GalindoA surname from Spanish.
• GeraldoA surname.
• AlegriaA surname from Spanish.
• quinonesA surname from Spanish.
• conquistadorA conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
• IloiloA province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Iloilo City.
• ArcosA surname from Spanish.
• ALCONA surname from Spanish.
• VillalobosA surname from Spanish.
• GallegoA surname from Spanish.
• primeroA card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.
• taqueriaA restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
• IlocanoThe ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
• incommunicadoIn a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate.
• miradorA tower that offers a panoramic view.
• AreciboA city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
• guanacasteA province of Costa Rica.
• CagayanA province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tuguegarao.
• VillegasA surname from Spanish.
• chorizoA spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.
• gazpachoA cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.
• BuenaventuraA surname from Spanish.
• LandaA surname from Spanish.
• CobaA small town in Mexico, formerly a Mayan city.
• VisayasAn island group of the Philippines.
• cumbiaA traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style.
• ceibaAny tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
• OcampoA surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
• casitaA small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.
• procrastinatorOne who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.
• AlphonsoSynonym of Alphonso mango.
• tapaA kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
• ArchuletaA surname.
• BoholA province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagbilaran.
• IsabelaA female given name from Spanish.
• EnriquezA surname from Spanish.
• MelillaAn autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.
• NacimientoA municipality in Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
• hayaA beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).
• palabraA word; idle talk.
• quinoaA goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
• ColimaA city and state of Mexico.
• NicaNicaraguan.
• TejanoA Spanish colonial settler of the region that later became Texas.
• PorroA surname.
• colectivoA kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.
• BadajozA city and municipality, the capital of the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.
• JemezOf or pertaining to the Jemez people, language, or culture.
• PizarroA surname from Spanish.
• MezaA toponymic surname of Spanish origin, most frequently found in this spelling in Latin America.
• EmilianoA surname from Spanish.
• OlmosA surname from Spanish.
• JaramilloA surname from Spanish.
• toreadorA bullfighter, especially one on horseback.
• EbroA river in Spain which flows into the Mediterranean.
• RibasA surname.
• ChicanaA female Chicano.
• GarridoA surname.
• puaA type of fried sweet cake made of flour and sugar/jaggery popular in Northern India.
• GarrosA surname from Spanish.
• AlbaceteA city and municipality, the capital of the province of Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
• AguascalientesA state of Mexico.
• HerreroA surname from Spanish
• BenicioA male given name from Spanish.
• JacintaA female given name.
• cantosA surname from Spanish.
• picadorA lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
• KickapooA member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.
• BallesterosA surname from Spanish.
• caballoA horse.
• EsquivelA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
• MagadanAn oblast and federal subject in far eastern Russia.
• BatangasA province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
• RenteriaA surname from Spanish.
• BenitaA female given name from Spanish.
• patoThe national sport of Argentina, a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball.
• BecerraA surname from Spanish.
• AlfaroA surname from Spanish.
• CuellarA surname from Spanish.
• AlbanoA surname.
• IlocosIlocos Region (a region of Luzon, Philippines).
• GalvanA surname.
• LinaresA city in Spain.
• fajitaA Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.
• posadasA surname from Spanish.
• BetoA male given name from Spanish.
• pilonA conical loaf of sugar.
• AltamiraA surname from Spanish
• machabest friend
• ValverdeA surname from Spanish.
• HurtadoA surname from Spanish.
• BermudezA patrilineal surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Bermúdez
• residenciaIn the Spanish Empire, a court, trial, or hearing held by a newly elected official, such as the governor of a province, to examine the conduct of a predecessor.
• JaenA municipality of Luzon, Philippines; named for the city of Jaén, Spain.
• arrozAny Spanish rice-based dish.
• OsorioA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].